The Abeel and allied families . meet allits obligations and maintain the high credit for which it has always been old-fashioned ideas of honesty and business probity on which the house wasfounded are still kept up, and the ancestral pride is shown in the careful preserva-tion of books and papers of one hundred and fifty years ago, as well as the mil-itary commissions that tell the story of the honorable service rendered by theirworthy sires during the days that tried mens souls. Public honors have had no attraction for Mr. Abeel, and, except to fulfill hisobligations as a citizen, he
The Abeel and allied families . meet allits obligations and maintain the high credit for which it has always been old-fashioned ideas of honesty and business probity on which the house wasfounded are still kept up, and the ancestral pride is shown in the careful preserva-tion of books and papers of one hundred and fifty years ago, as well as the mil-itary commissions that tell the story of the honorable service rendered by theirworthy sires during the days that tried mens souls. Public honors have had no attraction for Mr. Abeel, and, except to fulfill hisobligations as a citizen, he has taken no part in public aflfairs of any kind, know-ing that a man cannot give attention to one without neglecting the other. Heis a trustee of the East River Savings Bank, a member of the St. Nicholas So- ciety, the Suburban Riding and Driving Club, Harlem Club, Historical Society,Museum Natural History, Zoological Society, Harlem Board of Commerce. Mr. Abeel married Julia E. Guenther, daughter of Rev. Francis H. Guenther,. CIORGE .\BEEL. a well-known divine of Buffalo, a descendant of an old and prominent Saxonfamily. Their children are George H., born Oct. 21, 1862; Francis H., bornJan. 5, 1864; Henry Frascr. HENRY ERASER ABEEL, youngest son of George and Julia E. (Guen-ther) Abeel, was born in New York City, Sept. 28, 1870. He was educated at thepublic school, and entered the employ of his fathers firm, beginning at the lowestround of the ladder, and subject to the course of business training that wouldbe required of any stranger. He reached his present position as a member of thefirm, to which he was admitted Jan. i, 1893. by his own efforts, and was wellfitted to assume the responsibilities and obligations which such a position his duty as a citizen to maintain at all times the honor of hiscountry, he joined the famous Seventh Regiment in 1890, and served the usualterm as a member of Company B. His willingness to aid his fellow men isshown in his c
Size: 1384px × 1805px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublishernewyork, bookyear18
